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Permt. U.S. of S.
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Minister of State Secretary of State
Seel 15/4utice.
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Yphar DRAFT.TELEGRAM
Secrets
(Addressed:
Your Reference.
1.
12
1947
GOVERNOR, HONG KONG.Not565
Repeated:
SECRETARY-GENERAL,
SINGAPORE
HIGH COMMISSIONER,
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el Lett 16/4
195
Consideration of proposals in your
despatch No.292 has now been completed.
for
H.L. G. accept the reasons given in your
despatch lio.281, your recommendation,
following the report of the war Damage Commission, that no compensation should be
55178/2/7/7rollowing
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FEDERATION OF HALAY NO 4.92 GOVERNOR, SINGAPOREN. (G.G.
paid for, war, damage in Hong Kong. The
H.M.G. providing
Jany
GOVERNOR, NORTH BORNEO klase / question of
"No 160 Pass) GOVERNOR, SARAWAK.
No!.19
trem kar
any assistance
towards a war compensation scheme
for Hong Kong under the declaration of
October 1942 (see paragraph 2 of telegram to breking 4) does not therefore arise.
m)
repeated is you
No No
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of team
2.
Immediate
(1) Gov Grong Kong (2) Gorgen Singapore
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you
h. Borneo
(i) Yog farawat
(5)
Highcoma Kuala Lumpur.
FURTHER ACTION.
Copies to:
Mr.Crombie
a) Mr.Serpe 1/1
Mr. Pitblado
Treasury
(iv) Mr. Marker B/T.
Mr. Scarlett, F.0.
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(riig m2
Johnson (# 613),
Lowever
H.M.G. are anxious to give
practical assistance to Hong Kong as: eviden
NO SK
ren of good-will and ae evidence of them
BELIEF
heliege
interest of in the Colony's future.
of such assis Cance
The extent to which they are able to co
determined
must of course be, governe
on the
hand
H. M. 6 saility to wel in the light of by/conditions in the United Kingdom following
the crippling war losses suffered by
United Kingdom Government and the extremely
heavy burden of taxation falling upon
United Kingdom taxpayer and on, the other b
the rapid recovery and present prosperity
of Hong Kong. H..G. are accordingly
prepared to agree to
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